Title: Best Graham County Apart hotels | Expedia.ca [Graham County Hotels](https://expedia.ca/Destinations-In-Graham-County.d553248635976432861.Hotel-Destinations)[Vacation Rentals in Graham County](https://expedia.ca/Destinations-In-Graham-County.d553248635976432861.Vacation-Rental-Destinations)[Graham County Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Destinations-In-Graham-County.d553248635976432861.Car-Rental-Destinations)[Graham County Vacations](https://expedia.ca/Graham-County.d553248635976432861.Destination-Travel-Guides) ![Fontana Dam built from 1942-1944 is 480 feet tall and is the tallest dam east of the Mississippi. 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